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SBS Australia
15 hours ago
- Climate
- SBS Australia
'Anyone else feel that?': Queensland magnitude-5.6 earthquake felt near Brisbane
Residents in southern Queensland have been rocked by a magnitude-5.6 earthquake on Saturday morning, with tremors felt all the way down to Brisbane. The Australian Government's national geoscience organisation, Geosciences Australia, reported the earthquake striking at around 9:49am on Saturday morning. It reported the epicentre to be near Kilkivan — about 220 kilometres north-west of Brisbane — while the depth of the quake reached about 10 kilometres. Residents as far south as the Gold Coast and as far north as Hervey Bay reported feeling the tremor. Some were quick to joke on social media, while others reported feeling their houses shake. "Woahhh earthquake on the Gold Coast... anyone else feel that? I assume that means median home price went through $2m?" one user wrote on X. Another joked: "We will rebuild". Geoscience Australia said there had been more than 10,000 "felt reports". There is no tsunami risk. This is a developing story and this article will be updated.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
Early morning earthquake hits Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula
Hundreds of residents have been rocked by an earthquake beneath Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula, with reports it 'sounded like thunder' in people's homes. The 3.2 magnitude quake happened about 4.40am on Thursday, near the suburb of Rosebud south of Melbourne. The epicentre was 10km under a cricket ground on Main Creek Road in Main Ridge, information from Geosciences Australia shows. People in surrounding suburbs on the peninsula reported feeling moderate to strong effects, though most reports were weak-to-light. As of 9am Thursday, 580 people had reported feeling the quake. As it was shaking and in the ten minutes after, 159 people reported they had felt tremors. Those reports came from as far as 250km northwest at the town of St Arnaud, and 140km to the east at Traralgon. People across Melbourne's northern, eastern and southern suburbs also felt the quake. 'We are in Rye and felt this one. It sounded like thunder going through the house and the windows rattled and house shook,' a woman said online. 'Was awake and thought it was a huge monster possum. Big big rumble through the house,' one person said online. 'Very loud bang that woke us up,' said another.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks holiday hotspot in Australia as tourists evacuate from hotels
Holidaymakers have been forced to evacuate from their hotels after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit a tourist hotspot near the Great Barrier Reef. The quake struck near Townsville, North Queensland, at around 9.30pm local time, according to Geosciences Australia. Anyone in need of assistance has been urged to contact their local emergency services, they said. According to Geosciences Australia, small shocks were felt as far away as Cairns and west to Charters Towers. British CEO Brenn Clinton said his daughter was staying at a hotel and was forced to evacuate due to the earthquake. He wrote on X: 'My daughter's just FaceTimed, she's just been evacuated from her hotel due to an earthquake, North Australia, never experienced at earthquake before.' According to the Townsville Bulletin, more than 4,000 people have lost power following the earthquake with suburbs including Hyde Park, Pimlico, Mysterton, Rosslea affected. Witnesses told the newspaper they felt their house shake, while another said they felt as though a car had crashed through their home.
